Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-03
State News Condensed.

There are COO students In the normal
school at Ypsilanti.
Elisha Mccoy, a soldier of the war OF
1912 aud a pensioner, died at his home In
Union City the other day.
Col. A. T. Bliss of Saginaw City says
that the charges against the management
of the soldiers home are groundless.
John Brownell of East Saginaw has been
sentenced to five years at Jackson Tor
forgery.
W. H. Clark, resident of Lapeer since
1S45 is dead.
The knights of labor in the upper PENN
sula are very much in favor of the appoint
ment of mine inspector.
George Schaefer an East Saginaw
butcher, fell from a step ladder the other
day, and in the descent was caught on
meat hook. which penetrated his left leg
between the hip and knee and suspended
him in the air six feet from the floor. he
remained in that agoniZing position about
twenty minutes before assistance arrived.
No bones we're shattered and he is expect
cd to recover.
John Rasleig was killed by a falling rock
in the shaft of the Huron miDe at Hough-
ton.
Myrtle Peek, the well known and plucky
little equestrienne, who lives at Mendon.
has sued Charles Wakeman for breach OF
promise. Wakeman was married some
time ago, and at that time he paid the
winsome Myrtle $1,000 but she maintains
that more will be necessary.
Joseph Estabrook, ex-superntendento OF
public instruction, says it would save the
people of the state ST. on, 900 year if there
was a uniform adoption OF the system or
text books used in the Saginaw schools.
The following are the newly made Off
GERS of the state poultry association:
President, A. Il. briggs, Grand Rapids;
yio Mnrahaan Grand
Rapids; secretary, l.. A. Town, Grand
Rapids; treasurer, II. X. Naysmith, Grand
Rapids. The association voted unanimous
ly to hold the next meeting at Grand
Rapids.
Mr.. Maybury has received quite n large
number of petitions from Detroit business
men and other citizens, asking for the re-
peal of internal revenue taxes. Although he
is opposed to the proposition in Difference
to the wishes of these constituents he Will
present them in a bundle together with his
protest. He says he Is not in favor or tax
Ing the tax from tobacco and whisky while
IL remains on boots, blankets and other
necessities.
John Bates, formerly freight brake
man on the Grand Rapids a. Indiana rail-
road, has filed suit against that company
for $4,000 for the loss of an arm and leg
last March. He was attempting to make
coupling and claims that on account OF
the unevenness of the track he was tripped
and fell under the wheels.
A sad accident occurred at the Union
school in Jackson. Georgia the oldest son
of MacFarlane Nelson, aged 10 years, fell
from stairway to the basement, a dis
lance of IL feet, and striking his head on
the cement floor his skull was crushed and
his neck dislocated at the base of the brain.
He lived about an hour, but did not recov-
or consciousness. 1t is not known how
the accident occurred, as no one saw him
fall.
1t is predicted that Northern Michigan
will receive boom during the cominl
summer that will surpass anything tina
has ever struck il before. Three railroad
will probably be built into this region dur
ing the coming year. One at Charlevoix
"a branch of the Chicago & West Michigan
to Elk Rapids and one to Traverse City
They will give an outlet to the products o.
our forests and also to the pig iron whic
manufactured at Trenton and Elk Rapids
There is money for the road which frs
reaches this region, as it will open up
vast tract of country which Is rich in lum
Der, and it is also good farming region.
A premature explosion of blast occur
red in rolling mill mine near Negaune
the other morning seriously injuring
humber of miners.
Holly longeth for photographer.
Traverse bay is frozen about eight mile
out.
Wnedb e1pOseu Dy bne Tecehe NAV
seems to be in good condition.
Bulletin No. 90 has been issued by th
Veterinary department. Of the Agricultu
al college. 1t treats of a disease affectin
the eyes Of sheep.
There are 465 patients in the northern
insane asylum at Traverse City.
Two railroad men were chloroformed a
Hughes boarding house In Battle Creel
and robbed of 500 and gold watch.
Mrs. Parker of Grand Rapids, lad
aged so years, sent each veteran at th
Soldiers Home n fine pin cushion of he
own handiwork. The veterans passe
resolutions thanking her for the courtes
shown.
An expert from Petrolia, Ont, has bee
looking over the oil prospects OF Clifford
and claims that an oil vein underlies tina
burg which extends TO Saginaw. A con
pany is being formed to sink test well !
the spring.
Fred T. Clark, an ex -alderman of Adrian
and for many years proprietor OF the raj
road eating house in that city, died sue
denly the other day. For some time pas
he has resided In Nebraska, but came I
Adrian a'few days before his death to visi
friends. -